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Bon Jovi: See Full Official Trailer to Hulu Docuseries

Bon Jovi, from its early beginnings to its highs and lows, are all touched on in the full trailer for the Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story. The…

Bon Jovi band photo circa 'Slippery When Wet.'
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Bon Jovi, from its early beginnings to its highs and lows, are all touched on in the full trailer for the Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story.

The full trailer features a more in-depth look at what fans can expect from the highly-anticipated four-part docuseries. In addition to new interviews with the band, Bruce Springsteen is also featured in the full trailer talking about his fellow New Jersey icons.

When he first appears, Springsteen says, "There's some young around here from New Jersey who's making some noise." In his second appearance, The Boss says, "Jon's choruses demand to be sung by 20,000 people in an arena."

As with any deep dive into a massive rock band, plenty will be said about wild partying. Jon Bon Jovi says at one point, "Anything that every one of those bands talks about, we did. It was real fun, and I thought everybody else was enjoying it, too."

Cut to former guitarist Richie Sambora with playfully says, "Wrong!"

Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi perfom during the MasterCard Priceless Los Angeles Presents GRAMMY Artists Revealed Featuring Bon Jovi at Paramount Studios on December 1, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi on stage together in 2012. In 2013, Sambora would suddenly leave Bon Jovi.

How Will The Bon Jovi Docuseries Address Richie Sambora's Exit?

Obviously, Hulu isn't going to give all of this away in the trailer, but it seems to hint that Sambora's sudden exit from Bon Jovi will be dealt with head-on.

At the beginning of the trailer, Sambora says, "I'm excited. Are we telling the truth or are we going to lie? What are going to do?" Later, the guitarist says regarding leaving the band, "I don't regret leaving, but I regret how I did it." JBJ is then heard saying, "Nobody expected Richie to quit in the middle of the night."

Sambora, of course, left Bon Jovi in 2013. At the time, Sambora cited wanting to spend more time with his daughter, Ava, who is now 26. There's a good chance Sambora will offer additional details about his exit in the docuseries.

The last time Sambora spoke on the potential of rejoining Bon Jovi was in September 2023 on an episode of Shred with Shifty, a podcast hosted by Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett. Sambora said he and Jon Bon Jovi have spoken on the phone about it. He added, "There's a demand out there for it, you know -- especially outside of the USA."

Thank You, Goodnight will hit Hulu on Friday, April 26.

Bon Jovi has been active for over four decades, and they aren't showing signs of slowing down.

Their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career has netted them over 130 million albums sold worldwide and legions of fans spanning generations.

Narrowing down their catalog to a select number of songs and ranking them is a daunting task, but here are Bon Jovi's 35 best songs, ranked.

The Latest on Bon Jovi

A new docuseries about Bon Jovi is set to premiere on Hulu on April 26. The docuseries is titled Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story.

The docuseries also has the cooperation of all Bon Jovi members, both past and present. A teaser trailer of the docuseries offers a supercut of the band's wild career, including the exit of guitarist Richie Sambora.

Additionally, the teaser trailer shows Jon Bon Jovi in a hospital bed. He's holding a dry-erase board that simply says, "I'm good." Meanwhile, an unidentified voiceover says, "Jon's going through his challenges." It then cuts to JBJ saying, "It almost killed us."

The "challenges" appear to be about Bon Jovi's recent vocal issues, which he discussed during the Pollstar Live! conference in February 2024.

Per Ultimate Classic Rock, Bon Jovi said, "It's become public knowledge now, but I've had major reconstructive surgery in my vocal cords, and I never had anything like this, ever. So it's been a difficult road, but I found a doctor in Philadelphia who did something called a medialization, because one of my cords was literally atrophied."

A description of Thank You, Goodnight from Hulu also promises it will delve into the band's "most public moments of friction." Of course, this is likely a reference to the 2013 exit of Sambora, who has often talked about the potential of rejoining the band.

35. "Burning Bridges" - 'Burning Bridges' (2015)

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34. "Do What You Can" - '2020' (2020)

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33. "She Don't Know Me" - 'Bon Jovi' (1984)

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32. "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" - 'Cross Road' (1994)

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31. "The Radio Saved My Life Tonight" - '100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong' (2004)

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30. "Dry County" - 'Keep The Faith' (1992)

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29. "This Ain't A Love Song" - 'These Days' (1995)

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28. "Misunderstood" - 'Bounce' (2002)

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27. "Say It Isn't So" - 'Crush' (2000)

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26. "Captain Crash & The Beauty Queen From Mars" - 'Crush' (2000)

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25. "American Reckoning" - '2020' (2020)

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24. "Undivided" - 'Bounce' (2002)

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23. "We Don't Run" - 'Burning Bridges' (2015)

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22. "Who Says You Can't Go Home (ft. Jennifer Nettles)" - 'Have A Nice Day' (2005)

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21. "In and Out of Love" - '7800° Fahrenheit' (1985)

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20. "Bed Of Roses" - 'Keep The Faith' (1992)

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19. "Bounce" - 'Bounce' (2002)

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18. "Just Older" - 'Crush' (2000)

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17. "Never Say Goodbye" - 'Slippery When Wet' (1986)

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16. "Everyday" - 'Bounce' (2002)

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15. "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" - 'Keep The Faith' (1992)

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14. "Wild In The Streets" - 'Slippery When Wet' (1986)

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13. "Born To Be My Baby" - 'New Jersey' (1988)

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12. "Lay Your Hands On Me" - 'New Jersey' (1988)

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11. "Raise Your Hands" - 'Slippery When Wet' (1986)

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10. "One Wild Night (2001)" - 'One Wild Night Live 1985-2001' (2001)

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9. "Always" - 'Cross Road' (1994)

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8. "Runaway" - 'Bon Jovi' (1984)

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7. "I'll Be There For You" - 'New Jersey' (1988)

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6. "Keep The Faith" - 'Keep The Faith' (1992)

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5. "It's My Life" - 'Crush' (2000)

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4. "You Give Love A Bad Name" - 'Slippery When Wet' (1986)

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3. "Bad Medicine" - 'New Jersey' (1988)

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2. "Livin' On A Prayer" - 'Slippery When Wet' (1986)

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1. "Wanted Dead or Alive" - 'Slippery When Wet' (1986)

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Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights